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UPDATED: On Tuesday night, "America's Got Talent" on NBC drew an impressive 204,613 viewers in the Orlando TV market. Three other series topped 100,000: an "NCIS" repeat on CBS with 130,857, NBC's new "I Can Do That" with 107,003 and an "NCIS: New Orleans" repeat on CBS with 101,364. No program Wednesday night topped 100,000 viewers in this TV market. The Florida Gators ranked first -- with 80,893 viewers -- in winning a women's national softball title on ESPN. The Gators beat Michigan. A repeat of ABC's "Modern Family" was second with 76,029 viewers. Game 1 of the NHL's Stanley Cup Final on NBC was third...

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